Synonyms: rise, ascend, climb, soar, mount1 These verbs mean to move upward from a lower to a higher elevation, position, or amount. Rise has the widest range of application: The sun rises early in the summer. Prices rise and fall. Ascend frequently suggests a gradual but persistent rise: The plane ascended steadily until it was out of sight. She ascended through the ranks to become CEO. Similarly, climb connotes steady, often effortful progress, as against gravity: "You climb up through the little grades and then get to the top" (John Updike).Soar implies effortless and usually rapid ascent to a great height or noteworthiness: The fly ball soared out of the ballpark. The band's popularity soared after the release of the album. Mount connotes a progressive increase to a higher level: Our expenses mounted fearfully. See Also Synonyms at beginning, stem1.

rise

(raɪz)

vb (mainly intr) , rises, rising, rose (rəʊz) orrisen (ˈrɪzən)

1. to get up from a lying, sitting, kneeling, or prone position

2. to get out of bed, esp to begin one's day: he always rises early.

3. to move from a lower to a higher position or place; ascend

4. to ascend or appear above the horizon: the sun is rising.

5. to increase in height or level: the water rose above the normal level.

6. to attain higher rank, status, or reputation: he will rise in the world.

7. (Building) to be built or erected: those blocks of flats are rising fast.

8. to become apparent; appear: new troubles rose to afflict her.

9. to increase in strength, degree, intensity, etc: her spirits rose; the wind is rising.

10. to increase in amount or value: house prices are always rising.

11. to swell up: dough rises.

12. to become erect, stiff, or rigid: the hairs on his neck rose in fear.

When someone who is sitting rises, they raise their body until they are standing. This use of rise occurs mainly in stories.

Dr Willoughby rose to greet them.

In conversation and in less formal writing, don't say that someone 'rises'. Say that they stand up.

I put down my glass and stood up.

You can also use rise to say that someone gets out of bed in the morning. This use of rise also occurs mainly in stories, especially when the author is mentioning the time at which someone gets out of bed.

They had risen at dawn.

In conversation and in less formal writing, don't use 'rise' to say that someone gets out of bed. Say that they get up.

Mike decided it was time to get up.

2. 'raise'

Raise is a transitive verb. If you raise something, you move it to a higher position.

He raised the cup to his lips.

She raised her eyebrows in surprise.

3. used as nouns

Rise and raise can also be nouns. A rise is an increase in an amount or quantity.

The price rises are expected to continue.

There has been a rise in crime.

In British English, a rise is also an increase in someone's wages or salary.

He asked his boss for a rise.

In American English, and sometimes in British English, people refer to this as a raise.

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means

moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

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rise - (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

scend, surge - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"

come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

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rise - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

hulk, tower, loom, predominate - appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

bubble up, intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"

well, swell - come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"

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rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

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